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The Voice by TBC Author
RRP: £20.00£14.29Launched at the 1982 Notting Hill Carnival, The Voice newspaper captured and addressed a generation figuring out what it meant to be Black and British. Written for and by Black people, the newspaper shone a light on systematic injustices as well as... -
The Bolter: Idina Sackville - The woman who scandalised 1920s Society and became White Mischief's infamous seductress by Frances Osborne
RRP: £10.99£7.40On Friday 25th May, 1934, a forty-one-year-old woman walked into the lobby of Claridge's Hotel to meet the nineteen-year-old son whose face she did not know. Fifteen years earlier, as the First World War ended, Idina Sackville shocked high society by... -
Bristol and the Civil War: For King and Parliament by John Lynch 9780752452142
RRP: £16.99£5.11In the seventeenth century Bristol was the second city of England. It was the main west coast port, an internationally important entrepot and rich trading centre. Industry flourished, too, with manufacturing and processing industries like soap making and... -
Cursed Britain: A History of Witchcraft and Black Magic in Modern Times by Thomas Waters
RRP: £12.99£11.46The definitive history of how witchcraft and black magic have survived, through the modern era and into the present dayCursed Britain unveils the enduring power of witchcraft, curses and black magic in modern times. Few topics are so secretive or... -
The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment: 11th, 29th and 54th of Foot 1958 - 2007 by Pen & Sword Books
RRP: £25.00£18.62Since its formation on 17 May 1958, The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment has played an extremely full role in the British Army's order of battle, serving in Cyprus, British Guiana (Guyana), Northern Ireland, West Germany, Malta, British Honduras (Belize),... -
Cocoa at Midnight: The real life story of my time as a housekeeper by Tom Quinn
RRP: £9.99£6.80Kathleen Clifford was born in 1909. Her family lived in a tiny flat near Paddington Station and her earliest memories were of the smell of horses and the shrill whistle of steam trains. For a girl from the slums there was really only one option once... -
Most Secret: The Hidden History of Orford Ness by Paddy Heazell
RRP: £12.99£9.37Orford Ness was, for most of the twentieth century, a military research station so secret that nobody knew what went on there, and so remote that even now most people have never heard of it. Yet the contribution of its scientists, service and civilian,... -
OCR GCSE History SHP: The Elizabethans, 1580-1603 by Jamie Byrom
£21.93Exam board: OCR (Specification B, SHP)Level: GCSE (9-1)Subject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2016First exams: Summer 2018An OCR endorsed textbookLet SHP successfully steer you through the OCR B specification with an exciting, enquiry-based series,... -
A-Z Secret York Walks by A-Z maps
RRP: £6.99£4.80Discover hidden gems around York with 20 walking routes. Featuring 20 walks in and around the city, including lesser-known circuits and details on popular walks. Accompanied by guided walking instructions and written by a local expert, A-Z... -
In Search of Old Bill: The Life of Thomas Rafferty by John Belcher
RRP: £9.95£9.90'Old Bill' began as the cartoon creation of Captain Bruce Bairnsfather: born amidst the carnage of WWI 'Old Bill' lampooned life within the trenches and went on to become a beloved character within the play The Better 'Ole which filled the music halls of... -
Essex's Own by Dee Gordon
RRP: £12.99£9.37Athlete and TV presenter Sally Gunnell, actress Joan Sims, singer Billy Bragg, footballer Bobby Moore, chef Jamie Oliver, author John Fowles, film director Basil Dearden, playwright Sarah Kane, and the infamous highwayman Dick Turpin are among... -
Memory Lane Leeds: Volume 1 by Yorkshire Evening Post 9781859839317
RRP: £12.99£8.94Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781859839317Author Yorkshire Evening PostFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint DB PublishingPublisher DB Publishing -
Scottish History: Strange but True by John Hamilton
RRP: £12.99£8.17This book contains hundreds of 'strange but true' stories about Scottish history. Arranged into a miniature history of Scotland, and with bizarre and hilarious true tales for every era, it will delight anyone with an interest in Scotland's past.About the... -
Secret SAS Missions in Africa: C Squadron's Counter-Terrorist Operations 1968-1980 by Michael Graham 9781526748447
RRP: £12.99£9.09This fascinating book is the first to cover the little known C Squadron of the Special Air Service. Operating in East Africa, the Squadron was involved in almost continuous counter communist terrorist operations over the period 1968 to 1980. In the... -
Thomas Becket: Warrior, Priest, Rebel, Victim: A 900-Year-Old Story Retold by John Guy
RRP: £12.99£9.09From Thomas Becket's early life as a merchant's son and his time as the Archbishop of Canterbury to his assassination in the Cathedral itself, this enlightening book brings to life a colossal figure of British history. 'Lively, effortlessly readable,... -
Fields of Deception by Colin Dobinson 9780413776327
RRP: £19.99£16.42During the Second World War, a secret department was formed at Britain's Air Ministry to co-ordinate a strategy to defeat German bombing by means of deception. With the help of leading technicians from the film industry, ingeniously designed decoy... -
Victorian Engineering by L. T. C. Rolt
RRP: £16.99£12.64L T C Rolt was an engineer and pioneer of industrial history; in this book he combined these two passions to give us a fascinating account of the men who 'made' Britain. From Brunel to Telford, he takes us on a journey from the first railway tracks being... -
House of Treason: The Rise and Fall of a Tudor Dynasty by Robert Hutchinson
RRP: £14.99£4.59King-makers - Conspirators - Criminals - Nobles - Seducers The Howard family - the Dukes of Norfolk - were the wealthiest and most powerful aristocrats in Tudor England, regarding themselves as the true power behind the throne. They were certainly... -
Posh Boys: How English Public Schools Ruin Britain by Robert Verkaik
RRP: £10.99£7.77'The latest in the series of powerful books on the divisions in modern Britain, and will take its place on many bookshelves beside Reni Eddo-Lodge's Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race and Owen Jones's Chavs.' -Andrew Marr, Sunday... -
Crown and Country: A History of England through the Monarchy by David Starkey
RRP: £14.99£9.70An exploration of the British monarchy from the retreat of the Romans up until the modern day. This compendium volume of two earlier books is fully revised and updated. The monarchy is one of Britain's most revered institutions - but also one... -
Women of the Right Spirit: Paid Organisers of the Women's Social and Political Union (Wspu), 1904-18 by Krista Cowman
RRP: £19.99£16.42This book is the first investigation on how official organizers built and sustained the national militant campaign of the Women's Social and Political Union between 1903 and 1918. Whilst the overall policy of the Union was devised by an ever-decreasing... -
The King Over the Water: A Complete History of the Jacobites by Desmond Seward
RRP: £14.99£9.80Shortlisted for the Military History Matters Book of the Year Award Few causes have given rise to such dramatic tales of loyalty, passion and betrayal as the Jacobite dream of restoring the Stuarts to the British throne. Although its failure brought... -
OCR A Level History: Britain 1930-1997 by Mike Wells
£31.89Exam Board: OCRLevel: A-levelSubject: HistoryFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016This is an OCR endorsed resource.Build strong subject knowledge and skills in A Level History using the in-depth analysis and structured support in this... -
The Complete History of the SAS: The World's Most Feared Elite Fighting Force by Nigel McCrery
RRP: £9.99£6.80Specializing in covert reconnaissance, counter-terrorism and hostage rescue, the SAS is one of the world's most famous, feared and respected elite fighting forces.This book tells the full, fascinating story of the regiment, from formation in the sand... -
Robert The Bruce: King Of Scots by Ronald McNair Scott
RRP: £10.99£7.77Robert the Bruce had himself crowned King of Scots at Scone on a frozen March morning in 1306. After years of struggle, Scotland had been reduced to a vassal state by Edward I of England and its people lived in poverty. On the day he seized the crown... -
The Anthology of English Folk Tales by Folk Tales Authors 9780750990042
RRP: £12.99£9.37This enchanting collection of stories gathers together folk tales from across England in one special volume. Drawn from The History Press' popular Folk Tales series, herein lies a treasure trove of tales from a wealth of talented storytellers performing... -
Our Hidden Lives: The Remarkable Diaries of Postwar Britain by Simon Garfield
RRP: £18.99£13.61In 1936 anthropologist Tom Harrison, poet and journalist Charles Madge, and documentary filmmaker Humphrey Jennings set up the Mass Observation Project. The idea was simple: ordinary people would record, in diary form, the events of their everyday lives... -
The British Empire: A Very Short Introduction by Ashley Jackson
RRP: £8.99£6.61From the eighteenth century until the 1950s the British Empire was the biggest political entity in the world. The territories forming this empire ranged from tiny islands to vast segments of the world's major continental land masses. The British Empire... -
Elizabeth by David Starkey
RRP: £14.99£10.95'The best account in English of the early years of Elizabeth' Evening Standard A woman in a man's world, Queen Elizabeth I was to become England's most successful ruler. Confident in her destiny, intensely intelligent, passionately sexual yet (she said)... -
Diamond Street: The Hidden World of Hatton Garden by Rachel Lichtenstein
RRP: £15.99£11.61Diamond Street is Rachel Lichtenstein's fascinating account of London's Hatton Garden.Enter Hatton Garden, one of London's most mysterious streets. Home to ancient burial sites, diamond workshops, underground vaults, monastic dynasties, subterranean... -
Lady Katherine Knollys: The Unacknowledged Daughter of King Henry VIII by Sarah-Beth Watkins 9781782795858
RRP: £9.99£8.59Katherine Knollys was Mary Boleyn's first child, born in 1524 when Mary was having an affair with King Henry VIII. Katherine spent her life unacknowledged as the king's daughter, yet she was given prime appointments at court as maid of honour to both... -
A Treasury of British Folklore: Maypoles, Mandrakes and Mistletoe by Dee Dee Chainey
RRP: £12.99£8.48An entertaining and engrossing collection of British customs, superstitions and legends from past and present. Did you know, in Cumbria it was believed a person lying on a pillow stuffed with pigeon's feathers could not die? Or that green is an... -
Vikings in Scotland: An Archaeological Survey by James Graham-Campbell
RRP: £31.00£26.05This book provides a full overview of the archaeology of the Vikings in Scotland, incorporating many results from the recent period of intense fieldwork and excavation. This work has necessitated a thorough re-appraisal of our knowledge of the process,... -
Angel Meadow: Victorian Britain's Most Savage Slum by Dean Kirby
RRP: £14.99£10.95"It is all free fighting here. Even some of the windows do not open, so it is useless to cry for help. Dampness and misery, violence and wrong, have left their handwriting in perfectly legible characters on the walls."(Manchester Guardian, 1870... -
How Britain Really Works: Understanding the Ideas and Institutions of a Nation by Stig Abell
RRP: £12.99£8.60'Absorbing . . . an intelligent and clear-eyed account of much that goes on in our country' Sunday TimesGetting to grips with Great Britain is harder than ever. We are a nation that chose Brexit, rejects immigration but is dependent on it, is getting... -
Hugh Despenser the Younger and Edward II: Downfall of a King's Favourite by Kathryn Warner 9781526751751
RRP: £14.99£10.95Hugh Despenser the Younger and Edward II tells the story of the greatest villain of the fourteenth century', his dazzling rise as favourite to the king and his disastrous fall. Born in the late 1280s, Hugh married King Edward I of England's eldest... -
The Victorians by A. N. Wilson 9780099451860
RRP: £14.99£11.35People, not abstract ideas, make history, and nowhere is this more revealed than in A. N. Wilson's superb portrait of the Victorians, in which hundreds of different lives have been pieced together to tell a story - one which is still unfinished in our... -
History+ for Edexcel A Level: Democracies in change: Britain and the USA in the twentieth century by Nick Shepley
£40.29Exam Board: EdexcelLevel: AS/A-levelSubject: HistoryFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016Endorsed for EdexcelEnable your students to develop high-level skills in their Edexcel A level History breadth and depth studies through expert... -
Second City: Birmingham and the Forging of Modern Britain by Richard Vinen 9780141993171
RRP: £14.99£10.95A DAILY TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022'There is unlikely to be a fuller or more informative history of Birmingham than Vinen's' Jonathan Coe, Financial Times'Vinen has written a history of Birmingham, but it is also a theory of Birmingham. And also,... -
Never Again: Britain 1945-1951 by Peter Hennessy
RRP: £14.99£10.95Winner of the Duff Cooper PrizeWinner of the NCR Award for Non-Fiction From the high politics of Court and Cabinet room to the kitchen or the queue, Peter Hennessy's Never Again: Britain 1945-51, the first part of his Post-War Trilogy, recreates life in...